Norfolk Strife: Mob Clashes Amid Militia Lockdown
A mob of 800 strike sympathizers paralyzed Norfolk streets as militia and guards patrol the city. Trains and trolleys were derailed and damaged while arrests rose. Martial law looms as infantry from several towns join the 71st regiment to quell the unrest.
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Norfolk
Norfolk, Railway and Light Company
Wim
Weite
Empovie Y Tulk
Smithfeld
Frankin
Larwunsef
Wobever
Miarinwnsef
Wireless Telephone Invention Demonstrated By Engineer
Engineer Daererer describes a wireless telephoning system to the Academy of Science. Transmitter and receiver resemble ordinary phones but with a small call and higher electrical intensity. When buried, messages travel vast distances under seas, across crests and rivers, enabling communication between ships and shores despite great separations.
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Daererer
Lis
Academy of Science
Massacres of Missionaries Reported in China
Reports received aboard the Empress of India describe two massacres of missionaries in China. In Kansu Father Van Merhaeghe and Bougaerts were slain by a band including soldiers. one priest died after five days from sword wounds. In Kangsi Father Julien and two servants were killed with his body mutilated. The Viceroy dispatched troops to pursue the killers.
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China
Victoria
MH. C
Orient
Kansu
van Merhaeghe
Bougaerts
Ore Thieves Convicted After Cripple Creek Trial
In Cripple Creek Colorado Kuykendall Hartley Lake were convicted for attempting to kill companions while stealing high grade ore from the Tddependence mine underground workings. Indicted co defendant John I Friedl enstein testified for the prosecution. The trial featured sensational scenes and attorneys on both sides were fined for contempt of court.
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Kirach Kuykendall
Hartley J. Lake
Cripple Creek
John I. Friedlenstein
Kuykendall
Lake
Mining Man Claims Great Thunder Mountain Strike
Theodore Van Meter writes to Wesley Ritchie of Boise about a remarkable find at Thunder Mountain. Mat Maher, a Colorado prospector, reports a ledge so rich that gold could be pried off with a pocket knife, sparking Boise excitement in support of Van Meter’s statements.
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Theodore van Meter
Wesley Ritchie
Boise
Thunder Mountain
Mat Maher
Colorado
van Meter
FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES REPORTS COVERT CLASHES
Dispatches describe Morong constabulary units clashing with eighty insurgents ten miles from Manila. Eleven constables are missing presumed killed or captured after exhausting ammunition. Insurgents turn back a commissary wagon while escort remains unharmed. Governor Flores doubts the captured Ampil is an insurgent, suggesting a private feud. A force of constabulary and military scans the region as malcontents from Bohol join and more bands head toward Leyte.
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Morong
Mavila
Merchard
Flores
Rizal
Ampil
Leyte
Bohol
Oder Capilea
Testimony on Philippine Island Samiar War Policy
General Hughes testifies before the Senate on the Philippines focusing on Samiar and the Velangiga massacre. He reports population reductions, troop placements, and the need for protection. He notes villages of insurrectos were burned and policy varied by commanding officers as insurrection grew. He laments lower than expected civility among Visayans and explains policy shifts.
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Hughes Lefore
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Samiar
Velangiga
United States
Eneral Llughes
Hughes
Memorial From Colorado Urges Peace Terms With Britain
Representative Shafroth presents to Congress a Colorado legislature memorial appealing to the national government to offer its good offices to mediate between South Africa and Britain. The aim is to induce a change in policy and secure terms that honor liberty and dignity for all, fostering peace.
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Shafroth
Colorado
Congress
Britain
President Roosevelt Considers Charleston Exposition Visit
A Charleston SoC delegation met with President Roosevelt on Monday urging him to attend the Charleston exposition. He said he would greatly enjoy visiting Charleston and the exposition later in the year if no obstacle arose. The group was invited to luncheon with the president.
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Charleston
Soc
Roosevelt
Tragic Death From Struck Live Wire in Reno
About noon Sunday the body of Frank A. Wells was found lying across a live electric wire near his father's Reno Nevada residence. He was believed to have encountered a sagged line during a Saturday night storm, with his head nearly severed from his body.
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Frank A. Wells
Reno
Nev
Supreme Court Affirms Illinois Futures Fine Case
The United States supreme court affirms the Illinois Supreme Court decree in Booth v Illinois upholding a state statute fining from 10 to 100 for dealing in futures. Justice Poller writes the opinion. Justices Brewer and Peckham dissent.
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United States Supreme Court
Supreme
Hundreds rendered homeless by flood strike Patterson NJ
In Patterson New Jersey a flood swamped the riverfront area after a recent fire left much of the business district ruined. Hundreds of families fled homes as water covered blocks near Spruce street and Straight street. One man died while rescue efforts continued amid damaged mills, demolished bridges, and rising flood danger.
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Patterson
N. J
Spruce Street
Spruce Hill
Straight Street
Rogers Locomotive Works
Newark
Henry Richards
Hamilton Avenue
Arch Street
Work of the Utah Irrigation Convention in Salt Lake
The Utah irrigation convention in Salt Lake approved a memorial to Congress to cede remaining arid lands to the state for irrigation development. It backed exam and forest reserve tract work, urged ceding a portion of Arizona between the Colorado River and Utah border, and endorsed the Newlands bill with Sutherland amendment. It adjourned to meet April 2.
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Ogden
Salt Lake
Grove
Logan
Lagoon
Gimmlson
Dons
Cache County
Salt Laire
Congress
Laura IE
Washington
D. H. Morris
Utah
Arizona
Colorado River
Utis
le Grand Yang
Deleste le Grand Young
Sutherland
Jacob Johnson
Sanpete
State Land Board
MARCONI S LATEST FEAT AT SEA RECORDS REPORTED
Signor Marconi arrived in New York aboard the Philadelphia from Southampton and announced a new wireless telegraph record. He said messages were signed by Captain Mills and Chief Officer Marsden, with distances of about 1500 miles at sea and signals recorded up to 2000 miles from the Cornwall station. He denied plans for a Cuba United States wireless service or a line across the English Channel.
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Signor Marconi
New York
Philadelphia
Southampton
Mr. Marconi
Capt
Mills
Marsden
H Easus
Cornwall
Newfoundland
Cuba
United States
English Channel
Decrease in Public Debt Reported by Treasury
The treasury statement released Saturday shows the public debt at February 9, 1908, totaling $1,004,550,059 excluding cash. The monthly decrease is $1,870,546, with certificates and notes totaling $315,005,089 offset by cash on hand. demand liabilities stand at $597,201,039 leaving $425,401,860 cash on hand.
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Treasury
Cocas
Ital Ucas Te
Cas Io
Gold Reserve
Testeveesivees
Rust Fonds —Peauesoeepumesene
MSOC
Tmnational Bank
Cee E Naser Tital
Iia Acs
Rebellion in China Near Nanking Intensifies
The Chinese foreign office admits the rebellion near Nanking in Quang province is grave, with up to a thousand former soldiers pillaging. An edict orders authorities to protect missionaries and foreigners. U S Minister Conger has told Prince Ching that China must swiftly quell the rebellion and safeguard foreigners there.
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Nanking
Quang
Gulf of Tanguin
Conger
United States
Prince Ching
Foreign Office
China
Chicago jury convicts Dr Hurnett in Nashville murder case
In Chicago a jury finds Dr. Orville S. Hurnett guilty of murdering Mrs. Charlotte S. Nicol of Nashville Tennessee. They recommend a fifteen year sentence to the penitentiary. Burnett’s lawyers plan to seek a new trial. The verdict surprised observers as Judge Baler’s instructions favored the defense. The case involved an alleged agreement to commit suicide with a woman found dead. Burnett was reportedly lying when found but was resuscitated.
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Chicago
Orville S. Hurnett
Charlotte S. Nicol
Nashville
Tenn
Marsnett
Burnett
Baler
Governor Hoge Refuses Crown Meeting Attire
The text recounts ex-Governor Hogg of Texas insisting he would not appear in knee breeches and a sword to be presented to King Edward at the coronation, preferring his ordinary American evening dress and condemning the idea of adopting another country's uniform. He says he will not wear foreign regalia for the sake of meeting the king.
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Ttia
Hogg
Texas
Ribassdur Choate
Edward
Fion
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